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February 2012

1 post

Luis Moreno Mansilla (1959-2012)

—— from http://mansilla-tunon.blogspot.com/ (These are the last words of Luis M. Mansilla, which he spoke during the presentation of a book on the architect Enric Miralles) Barcelona February 22, 2012 …”In the last thirty years of my professional career -that means all of it- I do not remember seeing anything more striking than the work of Enric Miralles. What a...

December 2011

4 posts

June 2011

1 post

Herreros Studio /// Spring '11 GSAPP (Juan... →

E-Book with the work of the students of the Advanced Architectural Studio at GSAPP (Spring 2011). Also available in Paperback at www.lulu.com

May 2011

4 posts

LOW-ENERGY TECTONICS AND DESIGN ECOLOGIES Marcos Garcia Rojo with Danil Nagy

AAR 2010-11 Book →

April 2011

2 posts

February 2011

1 post

January 2011

5 posts

December 2010

5 posts

November 2010

10 posts

'HALOS, MIRAGES AND OTHER (ATMOSPHERIC)...

Mirage: [French, from mirer to look at, from Latin mirari ] 1. An optical effect that is sometimes seen at sea, in the desert or over a hot pavement, that may have the appearance of a pool of water or a mirror in which distant objects are seen inverted, and that is caused by the bending or reflection of rays of light by a layer of heared air of varying density. 2. Something...

‘The Unbearable Slightness of the Architectural Form’ AAD Exit Lectures. GSAPP ‘10

August 2010

7 posts

MSAAD Portfolio 2009-10. Marcos Garcia Rojo →

Up again and working! M (click on the link above)

June 2010

1 post

Marcos Garcia Rojo. MSAAD Portfolio 2009-10 →

May 2010

1 post

February 2010

6 posts

THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ILLEGAL ARCHITECTS

Architectural institutions and guilds are the physical representation of the discipline and, therefore, the architects. The image that these institutions transmit and the symbols that they use are perfectly studied and precise constructions, offering a projection of architecture’s ambition and desires. The perception that society has about architecture (including all the cliches, assumptions and...

January 2010

6 posts

SERENDIPITY AND (IN)VOLUNTARY POVERTY

Serendipity: [coined by Horace Walpole, from the Persian fairytale The Three Princes of Serendip] 1. The faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident. Voluntary: [from Lat. voluntārius, from voluntās will, from velle, to wish] 1. Performed, undertaken, or brought about by free choice, willingly. 2. Serving or acting in a specified function of one’s own accord and without...